The racial wealth gap exists by historical design. In order to undo that divide, we need to be just as intentional.
Wealth Inequality
Evalynn Romano, the daughter of custodians, offers clear, achievable solutions to affirm the dignity and health of this largely BIPOC workforce.
We can’t talk about corruption and tax dodging around the world when we’re encouraging it at home.
And how tax havens—including in the U.S.—are used to hide money from tax authorities.
Slavery was the ultimate labor distortion. A crucial part in the discussion on reparations today should center on reshaping the labor relationship between employers and employees.
The themes of Gill Scott-Heron’s seminal poem written decades ago resonate more strongly than ever as billionaires like Jeff Bezos spend their money on lavish vanity projects.
The Olympics puts the spotlight on many sports that ordinarily don’t get attention. For some youth athletes, those niche sports become a vehicle for upward mobility.
A new generation of wealth advisers helps wealthy people give away their money instead of hoard it.
We must redistribute wealth and not look at it as a favor, but a call to action
The president’s American Families Plan takes its cue from feminist economists who have long advocated for a renewed focus on the social safety net.
The economic impact of the pandemic has created an opportunity for the federal government to reconsider its traditional responses to poverty and unemployment.
Two words: energy justice.
It wasn’t philanthropy. It was an investment in a marginally more livable world for us and our child.
Trump has a number of risk factors that increase the chance of mortality with the disease. But the president’s wealth may be the best medicine he has.
How to fix the racial wealth gap, end plutocracy, and build Black power.
A long history of racism has prevented many Black folks from owning land or homes—making it harder to accrue wealth and pass it on to future generations.
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Along with community care, accountability, and the disruption of oppressive systems.
Global oil markets are in turmoil, with crude prices at their lowest level in years, even going negative at one point in April. When the U.S. economy is in trouble,
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